in the wake of that shooting and other new year's day incidents, council member noel gallo will meet today with oakland mayor sheng thao. he's asking her to declare a state of emergency that would allow the mayor to fasttrack the election of a new police chief. >> i appreciate the work our police officers are doing, but we do need outside support and the mayor needs to declare an emergency. >> oakland has been without a chief for nearly one year. the police commission presented the mayor with a list of three finalists to fill that chief role. she rejected the options, one of which was former chief leronne armstrong. thao fired him last february. the commission now has a new deadline of march 1st to give the mayor a new list of finalists. >>> 6:07. police in san francisco are searching for a suspected new year's eve arsonist who has caught on camera. home security video shows a man walking, he's got a gas can new year's night on the street shortly after four cars went up in flames. neighbors say the man targeted a nearby home filled with people waiting until midnight. but that home ne

let's quit making excuses about it. >> noel gallo requested action in a meeting with the mayor today. he said that the city would not only receive increased resources from federal and state partners, but it would allow the mayor to expedite the appointment of a police chief. >> we can choose a chief as soon as we can to be able to move the city forward in terms of addressing the issue of public safety. >> we reached out to the district attorney and mayor's office for comment but did not hear back. sanders is is expected to make his first appearance in court tomorrow. in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. >> police were out in force and as a result, so were the shoppers. >>> the city says more people were out and about in places like union square at the same time, crimes like retail theft were down by nearly 50% compared to last year during the holidays. burglaries dropped by more than 25%. police say they have saturated the area, they collected a blitz operation as part of a strategy to crack down on crime. >> we have seen larcenies go down during the holiday season. it is some

councilman noel gallo to declare a state of emergency.g all of this for us. >> law enforcement sources confirmed that they arrested the alleged shooter, 27-year-old mark demetrious sanders . he is accused of murdering officer tuan le . officers used le's own handcuffs when they arrested sanders. >> certainly we are in 2024 and what happened over this weekend, you know, is strictly disarming. we lost two individuals over the weekend. before that, i lost a police officer. >> sanders was arrested on homicide charges before when he was a minor, but was never convicted in that case. sanders was just one of several suspects linked to officer le's killing. now, councilmember noel gallo is calling on the mayor to declare a state of emergency. >> it is are communities that are paying the price by the robberies and shootings and killings. we need to get it done. we need to get our public safety back in order. and let's quit making cu

gallo, once one or the other to act.ow. there's a very clear demand from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police pressence interstates not only in our sidewalks streets but also to protect their schools. back in september, oakland, mayor sheng thao said a state of emergency is not needed to secure extra resources because they're already coming getting the resources from the state. >> we have done that. we seeing that again. the governor is giving us 6 chp officers. plus one sergeant. we're going to ask him for more resources out him because the chp, again, 1.2 million dollars from the state as well 300 cameras that are going to go up support our great officers who are doing great work day in and day out. the mayor said she would only declare a state of emergency to allow her to bypass the police commission and appoint a new police chief on her own after rejecting the first 3 finalists selected by the police commission last

incluso estuvo aquí también el concejal noel gallo, pues nos dijo que sus hijas estudiaron con el oficialigh. agregó que el varias veces se unió a las jornadas de limpieza que lideró en el vecindario y pues aquí lo que se resaltó fue el profundo compromiso comunitario que él tenía aquí con oakland, la ciudad donde tantos años el pasó , estudió y también se graduó. escuchemos. >> ya podía trabajar en cualquier ciudad, pero elegí a oakland. aunque oakland es un una ciudad muy peligrosa en comparación a otras ciudades. pero como él es residente y también como hijo hijo de de oakland, quería servir su gente, su familia. >> ahora, el próximo martes habrá otro servicio para el oficial lai. pero ya nos dijeron este va a ser privado con la familia. entre tanto, hoy se ha dispuesto aquí unos libros de condolencias que la gente puede venir a firmar. están ubicados en el 3 88 de la calle novena suite 114. aquí es la fundación que tiene la comunidad de comerciantes de chinatown. estos libros estarán dispuestos para que la gente venga a firmarlos hasta las 15:00 de la tarde desde oakland. yo soy pilar

noel gallo, the councilman we just heard from, is working with the city attorney as we speak to write up a state of emergency statement and then take it to the mayor, whether that will cover and what it will cover remains to be seen, whether it's symbolic or substantive remains to be seen. but the fact of the matter is state of emergency or not, they're still understaffed at the oakland police department, the crime is still going on, and people feel under under threat. and under siege. >> so that was what i was going to ask you next. is, is there a general consensus that we need more force on the ground? we just need more bodies as publicly. >> people say, yes, we need more bodies, but these are the same people in many cases, including the mayor and some of the council members, many of them who just two years ago were saying no, what we need is to redirect police spending into other programs. now, the mayor has got off to a bad start. you know, your first impression isn't the best one, she fired the police chief within the first two weeks of her job, he was very popular. she. he was l

is a reason why oakland city council member noel gallo is meeting with oakland mayor sheng thao tomorrowling on her to declare a state of emergency. >> appreciate the work our police officers are doing. but we do need outside support and the mayor needs to declare an emergency. >> reporter: gallo says it would allow the mayor to move forward selecting police chief. they have nod had a permanent police chief in over a year. the mayor rejecting the three finalists for the police chief job selected by the police commission and will get a new list of finalists from that commission in march, but the time is now to select the chief. >> we need to get our act together to make sure we have the personnel and the leadership present to bring oakland back to a safe, clean community. >> reporter: in oakland, pete with nbc bay area news. >>> a break in the case stretching more than 80 miles from the east bay to santa cruz county. police arresting the boyfriend of a missing woman who is suspected of killing her. 61-year-old alice herman was last seen december 3rd in santa cruz. officers found her car p

now, councilmember noel gallo is calling on the mayor to declare a state of emergency. >> it is are communities that are paying the price by the robberies and shootings and killings. we need to get it done. we need to get our public safety back in order. and let's quit making excuses about it. >> gallo reported that he plans to bring his proposal to city council. under a state of emergency, gallo explains, the city would not also -- only receive help from state partners, but it would allow the mayor to appoint a police chief. >> to be able to, you know, stop the robberies and the crime that is occurring here in oakland, and that is the bottom line. for us to do that, we need to call an emergency. and for the mayor, certainly, we do need a police chief. >> we reached out to the district attorney for comment, but did not hear back. sanders is expected to make his first appearance in court tomorrow. in oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. >> and as soon as we find out more about what happened in that meeting with the mayor, we will let you know. >>> san francisco police are looking for the pe

oakland mayor sheng thao is under a lot of pressure from noel gallo to make good on her threat to declare a state of emergency over the oakland decision to delay over a slate of candidates from which she can choose a new police chief. she fired former police chief leronne armstrong last february, and the city has been without a permanent leader ever since. without the state of emergency, the police commission has until march in order to deliver that new list of possible candidates to the mayor. if mayor sheng thao declares a state of emergency, she would not be the first mayor in the u.s. to do that this year. we just saw the swearing-in of a new philadelphia mayor, and immediately she declared a state of emergency over public safety, rising violent crime, and lack of police officers. it wouldn't be unprecedented. >> citizens want action, and mayors are seen as willing to deliver. >>> also new at 11:00, in san francisco, thieves rammed an suv into a bank of america before it opened and got away with cash. this happened around 3:30 this morning on balboa street. officers say the suspects w

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meantime, councilmember noel gallo is fighting for the city to declare a state of emergency. >> and council member jenny from a shawn trend is on board. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough want go ahead and try to reintroduce it. could be helpful. and if it is brought before council. >> i would be supportive but i do want to clarify that. i'm calling a state of emergency. does not correlate with the city of oakland getting a massive influx of funding or any funding at all. >> both council members say that they want more help from other law enforcement agencies, both state and federal. we reached out to mayor taos office about the violent weekend, but we have not heard back at least in time for this report. barriers continue to go up around people's park today as uc berkeley pushes forward in its effort to turn it into student and affordable housing crews worked to connect all the cargo containers blocking the park altogether. they also welded into place heavy metal plates and created gates and entrances to the par

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace is completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members is that while leadership is in disarray, crumley continues to rise, starting really just stressing we're just he

is a reason why oakland city council member noel gallo is meeting with oakland mayor sheng thao tomorrow calling on her to declare a state of emergency. >> appreciate the work our police officers are doing. but we do need outside support and the mayor needs to declare an emergency. >> reporter: gallo says it would allow the mayor to move forward selecting police chief. they have nod had a permanent police chief in over a year. the mayor rejecting the three finalists for the police chief job selected by the police commission and will get a new list of finalists from that commission in march, but the time is now to select the chief. >> we need to get our act together to make sure we have the personnel and the leadership present to bring oakland back to a safe, clean community. >> reporter: in oakland, pete with nbc bay area news. >>> a break in the case stretching more than 80 miles from the east bay to santa cruz county. police arresting the boyfriend of a missing woman who is suspected of killing her. 61-year-old alice herman was last seen december 3rd in santa cruz. officers found her c

oakland city councilman noel gallo says it's gotten so bad local merchants are calling for an emergency meeting with city officials. >> we did assign an officer that we posted to the chief. we did assign ongoing officers on a daily basis. we do have ambassadors through the violence prevention program. >> reporter: but even with all that police presence councilman gallo says he understands business owners' frustrations. that intersection of international boulevard and 42nd avenue continues to be a target for crime. it's one of the reasons the consequenceman is advocating oakland declare a state of emergency. >> at one time growing up here i did see the highway patrol on a regular basis because international boulevard, 42nd avenue, they're highways. they're state highways and they need to monitor, patrol that area like they used to. >> reporter: it's unclear how much support gallo has from his fellow council members and the mayor's office, but he says he plans to talk with all of them this week. he says it's lucky no one was killed in this latest shooting and he does not want to wait arou

gallo, once one or the other to act. right now, there's a very clear man from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police presence in our states, not only in our sidewalks streets, but also to protect their schools. back in september, oakland, mayor sheng thao said a state of emergency is not needed to secure extra resources because they're already coming getting the resources from the state. >> we have done that. we seeing that again. the governor is giving us 6 chp officers. plus one sergeant. we're going to ask him for more resources out him because the again, 1.2 million dollars from the state as well for 300 cameras that are going to go up support our great officers who are doing great work day in and dsaidu she would only declare a state of emergency to speed up the search for a new police chief. after she rejected the first 3 finalists selected by the police commission last month. >> it's unclear whether she still suppor

líderes políticos no están del todo satisfechos con esas cifras, entre ellos el concejal de oakland, noelpolicía de california. el highway patrol. >> gallo agregó que las autoridades estatales colocaron 200 cámaras en las autopistas, entre ellas la 85 88 80, pero lamentó que se dejaran de lado calles dentro de las ciudades y la ciudad de san francisco informó que durante 2023 la tasa de criminalidad bajó un 7. >> esto en parte por iniciativas, dicen, como el apoyo de la patrulla de caminos para realizar patrullajes y también una postura más severa por parte de la fiscalía. sin embargo, el supervisor ahsha safaí considera que todavía falta camino por recorrer, sobre todo para reducir los delitos violentos y residentes como insisten en que falta resolver el problema de la indigencia. >> vámonos al condado san mateo, donde se está considerando una nueva ley que podría imponer sanciones penales para las personas sin hogar que se nieguen a ir a un refugio. jessica gallegos nos explica más de esta ley y qué pasaría si la junta de supervisores la aprueba . el martes, la junta de supervisión del

oakland city council member noel gallo says that he and other city leaders aren't aware of any of the cameras within their city limits. >> they're not in place. they're not located, and they're ready to put in use. so we've got to be direct with the public. >> joining us now is the mayor of hercules, dan romero, who has been fighting for solutions to freeway shootings for years. mayor romero, we brought you on in part because you're in one of these hot spots. you're just north of richmond at the inspection of i-80 and highway 4. how troubling is this to you, and is anyone hearing you at the state capitol? >> well, our situation was basically solved in 2017 when the secretary of transportation allocated $3.5 million for a camera system between richmond on interstate 80 to highway 4 all the way to antioch. so what i have to say is i don't think it's ever going to stop the shootings. but what it does do, it acts as a deterrent, and that has been a success. >> you say it's solved, but there's still cameras out there that are installed but not on yet. do you need those cameras, or are you

. >> noel gallo says he took a seat next to an opd union rep in the news conference room, as he's done many times before when an officer approached him and asked him to leave. gallo asked the officer who who ordered his removal, but he didn't get an answer or an officer to come and tell me that i have to leave. >> have them leave immediately was really an insult, uh, and an embarrassment and uncalled for action. you know, based on my experience and the role that i play. >> gallo has lodged a formal complaint with the police department to find out who ordered him out. we've also asked city officials about this incident. we'll get back to you as soon as we get an answer. a former police officer accused of getting into a lengthy standoff with pleasant hill police was arraigned today. >> chunlian say chao entered a not guilty plea and waived his right to a speedy trial. afterward his attorneys talked about their client and his personal troubles, including dealing with ptsd. this appears to be the focus of their defense . >> we want cities to change the way that they handle people that reti

. >> now, city councilmember noel gallo, once one or the other to act. right now. there's a very clear demand from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police presence in our states, not only in our sidewalks streets, but also to protect their schools. back in september, oakland, mayor sheng thao said a state of emergency is not needed to secure extra resources because they're already coming getting the resources from the state. >> we have done that. we seeing that again. the governor is giving us 6 chp officers. plus one sergeant. we're going to ask him for more resources out him because the chp, again, 1.2 million dollars from the state as well for 300 cameras that are going to go up support our great officers who are doing great work day in and day out. the mayor said she would only declare a state of emergency to allow her to bypass the police commission. >> and appoint a new police chief on her own after rejecting the first 3 finalists selected by the police commissi

de hecho, el concejal noel gallo nos comentó en días pasados que él se unía incluso a jornadas de limpiezamá de 1 de los compañeros del oficial juan lay. ella se hizo presente, nos dijo para apoyar a la mamá del oficial y nos contó cuál era su sentimiento, sobre todo sabiendo que tiene un hijo que continúa aquí en el departamen de policía de oakland. escuchemos que se cuide, que se cuide muchísimo, que siempre cuide la espalda de sus compañeros para que ellos cuiden la de él. bueno, pues como ustedes pueden ver en este momento ya han empezado a salir todos los oficiales. ha sido un despliegue, eh, verdaderamente amplio. hemos tenido policía montada, también hubo unas muestras con unas antorchas con fuego, porque decían que el oficial de ley le gustaba mucho el fuego y a petición de la familia se presentaron también unas antorchas. en realidad un momento de mucha emoción. también fue un día gris, lluvioso, pero todo el mundo aquí en el día de hoy quiere celebrar el legado que él dejó de un espíritu compasivo y de ayuda a la comunidad. esta es toda la información que yo tengo desde el moment

aquí también se encuentran algunos representante de la ciudad está el concejal noel gallo, que es representantea empezar a pedir eso. que empiecen a hacer la votación para declarar el estado de emergencia. y ustedes los están oyendo. ellos están diciendo que si se puede, aquí en la ciudad y lo que yo les puedo comentar es que hemos estado hablando con varios de estos negociantes y les tendremos más información sobre justamente cómo es que ellos planean hacer una realidad que se declare estado de emergencia y cómo ellos sienten que eso podría ayudar a los vecindarios como aquí el el oeste de la ciudad de oakland. por ahora, esto es todo por mi parte. en vivo desde oakland libertad pedraza noticiero telemundo 48 libertad. >> muchas gracias por ese informe. en vivo desde oakland pasamos a san francisco. hay unas 100 intersecciones. contarán con dispositivos electrónicos. se trata de unas 400 cámaras lectoras de placas de carros autorizadas por la alcaldesa london breed con el fin de hacerle frente al robo de automóviles y comercios minoristas. la ciudad anunciará pronto la fecha que se instalarán.

. >> entre tanto, el concejal noel gallo dijo que se reunirá con la alcaldesa 80 hoy mismo para pedirlecurrido con el oficial lai, pero además por las 2 muertes que se dieron durante el fin de semana pasado relacionadas a shows ilegales de carros, 1 terminó en un tiroteo y el otro con un atropellamiento mortal, no nomás a un carro. >> mató una de la señoritas que estaba viendo el show de que viven era de staten. pues a la otra calle, a unos de los se pelearon y 1 sutter mató a otro del declarar estado de emergencia, explicó el concejal gallo puede facilitar pedir más ayuda de la que ya se tiene, pero es muy portante que el alcalde y el concilio trabaje junto para demandar ayuda del estado de california y también de los federal les sanders está actualmente recluido en la cárcel de santa rita. >> Él tendrá que presentarse en corte este jueves a las 09:00 en oakland. pilar niño noticiero telemundo 48. >> gracias pilar. por cierto, hoy a las 19:30 de la noche, el jefe interino del departamento de policía de oakland, darrell allison, junto a la alcaldesa 80 y la fiscal del condado alameda, p

. >> now, city councilmember noel gallo, once one or the other to act. right now. there's a very clear demand from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police presence in our states, not only in our sidewalks streets, but also to protect their schools. back in september, oakland, mayor sheng thao said a state of emergency is not needed to secure extra resources because they're already coming getting the resources from the state. >> we have done that. we seeing that again. the governor is giving us 6 chp officers. plus one sergeant. we're going to ask him for more resources out him because the chp, again, 1.2 million dollars from the state as well for 300 cameras that are going to go. what's support our great officers who are doing great work day in and day out. the mayor said she would only declare a state of emergency to allow her to bypass the police commission. >> and appoint a new police chief on her own after rejecting the first 3 finalists selected by the police com

. >> el concejal noel gallo explica sus hijas fueron a la preparatoria junto con lee y su esposa. >>s vamos a juntar para apoyar a no nomás con los servicios, pero también ofrecer ayuda a en otro modo para la esposa, pero eh, esa fue una persona muy amable en la secundaria. >> el concejal agregó este es un motivo más para combatir la violencia en la ciudad y representa de chinatown. ya han recaudado más de 73.000 $ en donaciones de la comunidad para apoyar a la familia. la misma comunidad también está planeando realizar una vigilia en honor al oficial durante los próximos días en chinatown. y esta es solamente 1 de los múltiples esfuerzos que están realizando para apoyar a la familia del oficial en estos momentos difíciles. desde emeryville libertad pedraza noticiero telemundo 48. gracias por esta información. >> libertad. por otro lado, en san francisco siguen buscando a un presunto pirómano que habría incendiado 4 autos e intentó hacer lo mismo con una casa en la que estaban reunidos más de una docena de niños. ocurrió el pasado 31 de diciembre en la calle park. esto en el barrio v

. >> now, city councilmember noel gallo, once one or the other to act. right now. there's a very clear man from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police presence in our states, not only in our sidewalks streets, but also to protect their schools. back in september, oakland, mayor sheng thao said a state of emergency is not needed to secure extra resources because they're already coming getting the resources from the state. >> we have done that. we seeing that again. the governor is giving us 6 chp officers. plus one sergeant. we're going to ask him for more resources out him because the chp, again, 1.2 million dollars from the state as well for 300 cameras that are going to go up support our great officers who are doing great work day in and day out. the mayor said she would only declare a state of emergency to allow her to bypass the police commission and appoint a new police chief on her own after rejecting the first 3 finalists selected by the police commission last

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace has completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members as though a leadership is in disarray? crumley continues to rise, starting really just stressing we're just hea

councilmember noel gallo also echoing those concerns. >> the promise that mayor thao had made about declaring a state of emergency. if the police chief was not in place by the end of the year and that was the end of 2023. and that came and went right now. there's a very clear man from the neighbors, the neighborhood we to declare a state of emergency here in the city of oakland. and the bottom line is we need more police presence in our >> the council and they're claiming a declaration would open up more resources, including police offers service to better respond to crime. new now at 2, the man who died from a fireworks related injury in san francisco early on new year's day has now been identified. 18 year-old marciano and tone gordon was injured by fireworks on treasure island early on monday morning when police arrived at the scene, they found gordon suffering from life-threatening injuries on exposition drive. the teen was given first aid and then later pronounced dead at the scene. a gofundme has now been launched to help gordon's family raise funds for a funeral and other expenses. peo

. >> oakland city council member noel gallo says he's surprised by the recall and doesn't support it.thinks it will create more divisions in city hall, but he adds he supports voter rights to take action. >> people are frustrated. they're disappointed. they want immediate action to bring back oakland to a level where it used to be mayor tao has admitted to mistakes at previous public forums, such as missing a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to fight retail theft. >> i am the mayor, so i take responsibility for that. but mayor tao supporters point to new programs already underway, such as grants for small businesses and new policing initiatives. even as oakland tackles a historic deficit and they argue, though crime may be up, it's not at historic levels. harbin forte was on the oakland police commission until she was removed by mayor tao last year. the oakland city council member, carol fife, sees the recall as a political stunt. >> it's very disturbing that an individual that was released from the police commission for a number of factors is a part of an effort to unseat a

area there at foothill boulevard, which is councilmember noel gallo is district and there was a sideshow that took place at the same time and also a woman was killed on san leandro street. a man was killed on linden street saturday night sunday morning. a person was shot and 89th avenue and plymouth street. so that's 4 homicides now under investigation in the span of a week in councilmember gallo is fighting for the city to declare a state of emergency. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough want go ahead and try to reintroduce it. it could be and if it is brought before council. >> i would be supportive of but i do want to clarify that. i'm calling a state of emergency, does not correlate with the city of oakland getting a massive influx of funding or any funding at all. >> in general, the council says that the most members say they want more help from law enforcement agencies, state and federal. and we reached out to mayor taos office about the violence. we haven't heard back in time for this report. but meantim

noel gallo showed up to the briefing at opd but the police told him to leave. he didn't even get an explanation as to why. >> i'm out here advocating for a police chief immediately. and trying to support our police department. and here i get treated that way. and now i understand more so why my neighbors and the residents of oak hasn't are completely frustrated and disappointed on the way we handling public business when it comes to public safety. >> police haven't responded to our request for comment on that. all this while the acting police chief says they are still looking for suspects in officer le's murder. he is the first oakland police officer killed on duty in 14 years. be sure to stay with us for continuing coverage. we're going to update you on air, on our website, kpix.com, and streaming on the free cbs news app. reed? >>> all right, now to a topic you are going to more and more about during the election season. we're talking about immigration and this morning we're watching four crossing with the u.s. and mexico reopening today after closures becaus

gallo said that he merely because he went to high school with his daughters, that he is tired of violent crime plaguing oakland and claiming >> in the meantime, an official memorial service for officer lay has been set. oakland police announced today that it will be held on wednesday, january 10th at the 3 crosses church in castro valley reporting in the studio. i'm ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. a look. thank you. and while people are paying their respects to officer lay in oakland's chinatown at city hall, about a dozen people are gathered there to vent their frustrations with crime in the city. members of the group citizens unite held up signs targeting alameda county district attorney pamela price as well as oakland mayor sheng thao and council members. carol fife and nikki fortunato bas. they also mourned officer lay's death and claimed that his killing is the latest proof that mayor thao should declare a state of emergency. >> the promise that mayor thao had made about declaring a state of emergency. if the police chief was not in place by the end of the year and that was the end of

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace has completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members is that while leadership is in disarray, crumley continues to rise, stored in a later stressing we're just hear

and this is in councilmember noel gallo as district. and there are a lot of sideshows. this one took place at a sideshow over the weekend. then there was another killing, a woman. she was killed on san leandro street. a man was killed on linden street saturday night and sunday morning a person was shot on 80th avenue and plymouth street. that makes 4 homicides all under investigation in one week. councilmember guile is fighting for the city to declare a state of emergency. >> and council members, some of them are already on board. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough want go ahead and try to reintroduce it. it could be helpful. and if it is brought before council. >> i would be supportive but i do want to clarify that. i'm calling a state of emergency. does not correlate with the city of oakland getting a massive influx of funding or any funding at all. >> both council members say they want more help from other law enforcement agencies and that counts as state and federal we reached out to mayo

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace has completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members is that while leadership is in disarray, crumley continues to rise, starting really just stressing we're just h

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace has completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members? is that leadership is in disarray? crumley continues to rise, starting really just stressing we're just hearin

. >> oakland city council member noel gallo says he's surprised by the recall and doesn't support it. he thinks it will create more divisions in city hall, but he adds, he supports voter rights to take action. >> people are frustrated. they're disappointed. they want immediate action to bring back oakland to a level where it used to be. >> mayor tao has admitted to mistakes at previous public forums, such as missing a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to fight retail theft. >> i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. >> but mayor tao supporters point to new programs already underway, such as grants for small businesses and new policing initiatives. even as oakland tackles a historic deficit and they argue, though, crime may be up, it's not at historic levels. harbin forte was on the oakland police commission until she was removed by mayor tao last year. oakland city council member carol fife sees the recall as a political stunt. >> it's very disturbing that an individual that was released from the police commission for a number of factors is a part of an effort

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace is completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members is that while leadership is in disarray, crumley continues to rise, stored in a stressing we're just hearing. >>

. >> that's for people who were killed in the investigation continues and councilmember noel gallo is fighting for the city to declare a state of emergency because of all this. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough want go ahead and try to reintroduce it. it could be helpful. and if it is brought before council. >> i would be supportive of but i do want to clarify that. i'm calling a state of emergency, does not correlate with the city of oakland getting a massive influx of funding or any funding at all. >> both council members we talked to say they would like to see more help from federal and state law enforcement. and we did reach out to mayor thao for a comment about the violence we haven't heard back on that. we also haven't heard back from her the recall effort against sure that paperwork was just fall over the weekend. the concerns about the crime have ramped up those calls for the recall of mayor sheng thao. and that's something that we are breaking down what the next steps are now the organizers of the

gallo. they worked in partnership with 18 other organizations as a creative countermeasure to some of the negative news surrounding san francisco this week, a giant love letter to the city was started in the form of a large collaborative mural. the creator says it's an attempt to try to highlight the many positive aspects of life in the city. as ktvu alice wirth shows us, people can write their own messages expressing what they love about the city by the bay in front of the children's day school, across the street from mission dolores park. >> brian rashid put up the five panel mural as an urban art project for folks to share what they love about the city. >> we have so much good in front of us. there is so much magic. there is so much creativity, there is so much, uh, ability to do something meaningful and positive and beautiful for the world and for your community. and, and i hope that this project inspires people. >> folks from the community wrote with chalk on the panels. things like foo

this happening in councilmember noel gallo is district who says it took place at a sideshow which he says have become. wallace has completely out of the control. >> i talked to the police officers in my district in that area and this on the street value. we don't have enough officers. will most of the violence so far this year happened over the weekend. police responded to 2 deadly shootings on saturday. >> a woman was killed on sam landry street around 05:45pm. and a man was killed on linden street at 08:15pm, on sunday morning. the violence continued on 80th avenue and plymouth street. police say a person was shot just before 8. the victim died at the scene. all homicides are still under investigation. while police worked to keep up with daily violent crimes, the city is now on month 11 without a police chief. the hiring process is still ongoing. and recall efforts are underway for mayor sheng thao and district attorney pamela price. what's frustrating for council members is that while leadership is in disarray, crumley continues to rise, stored in a later stressing we're just hear

oakland city councilman noel gallo says it's gotten so bad, that local merchants are calling for an emergency meeting with city officials. >> we did assign an officer that reports to the chief. for -- that's there daily. we did a sign ongoing officers on a daily basis. we do have ambassadors through the violence prevention program. >> reporter: but even with all that police presence, councilman gallo says he understands business owners' frustrations. that intersection of international boulevard and 42nd avenue continues to be a target for crime. it's one of the reasons the councilman is advocating oakland declare a state of emergency. >> you know, at one time growing up here i did see the highway patrol on a regular basis. because international boulevard, 42nd avenue, they're highways. they're state highways. and they need to monitor, patrol that area like they used to. >> reporter: it's unclear how much support gallo has from his fellow councilmembers and the mayor' office but he says he plans to talk with all of them this week. he says it's lucky no one waskilled in the latest shooting and

. >> oakland city council member noel gallo says he's surprised by the recall and doesn't support it.he thinks it will create more divisions in city hall, but he adds he supports voter rights to take action. >> people are frustrated. they're disappointed. they want immediate action to bring back oakland to a level where it used to be. >> mayor tao has admitted to mistakes at previous public forums, such as missing a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to fight retail theft. >> i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. >> but mayor tao supporters point to new programs already underway, such as grants for small businesses and new policing initiatives. even as oakland tackles a historic deficit. and they argue, though crime may be up, it's not at historic levels. harbin forte was on the oakland police commission until she was removed by mayor tao last year. oakland city council member carol fife sees the recall as a political stunt. >> it's very disturbing that an individual that was released from the police commission for, for a number of factors, is a part of an eff

. >> oakland city council member noel gallo says he's surprised by the recall and doesn't support it.thinks it will create more divisions in city hall. but he adds he supports voter rights to take action. people are frustrated. >> they're disappointed. they want immediate action to bring back oakland to a level where it used to be mayor tao has admitted to mistakes at previous public forums, such as missing a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to fight retail theft. >> i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. >> but mayor tao supporters point to new programs already underway, such as grants for small businesses and new policing initiatives. even as oakland tackles a historic deficit and they argue, though, crime may be up, it's not at historic levels. harbin forte was on the oakland police commission until she was removed by mayor tao last year. oakland city council member carol fife sees the recall as a political stunt. it's very disturbing that an individual that was released from the police commission for a number of factors is a part of an effort to unseat a

gallo. in partnership with 18 other organizations. >> time now at 737. california is not the only place seeing winter weather over the weekend. right now, winter storm known as a nor'easter, putting about 45 million americans from georgia all the way up to maine under some type of winter weather alert. >> so a storm like this one, that's starting on a saturday afternoon, we started getting information through our artificial intelligence on monday, and we're able to make sure that we're putting out notifications and we're putting out messaging so that we can start making the preparations as emergency officials in new york are reminding everyone that despite low snowfall predictions, it's always best to use public transit during winter weather. >> yes, it's always hard to make the prediction of travel time and delays and all of the above. and that nor'easter coming in, i i've lived through a bunch of those and they're they're brutal because you know can you imagine a foot of snow in san franci

but oakland council member noel gallo says more needs to be done to fight crime.to declare a state of emergency. among other things, that would allow the mayor to fast track this election of a new permanent police chief, which the city has been without for nearly one year. the commission has been asked to give the mayor a new list of finalists by march 1st. >>> making it in the bay becoming more expensive. california regulators giving state farm permission to raise home insurance rates an average of 20% starting march 15th. the home insurer says the changes are driven by increased costs and risks. you remember state farm last year stopped writing new policies in california, due in part to the risk of wildfires. >>> from wildfire to rain, meteorologist kari hall has a look at our forecast. >> good morning. we are starting out with some lingering showers after yesterday's heavy rainfall during the evening. and we're going to continue to see this taper off, but still some lingering showers, especially in the east bay, we're seeing rain over discovery bay, livermore.

. >> council member noel gallo also spoke at that rally. you're looking at him there, he said.he is urging his council colleagues to declare a state of emergency. so that extra resources can be brought to the city. chp says two children were killed during a crash that involved five cars in southern santa clara county. >> this happened yesterday morning on a highway. 152 in gilroy. investigators say the five car collision came after one driver crossed into oncoming traffic trying to pass another car. two girls, ages seven and four, were killed at least four other people in the five car pileup were injured, including the driver believed response able for that fatal crash as well. >> san francisco is beefing up its crime fighting technology. hundreds of license plate cameras are going to be put up around the city, but as ktvu christien kafton explains, some critics are worried that those cameras could be an invasion of privacy. san francisco police will soon have access to a network of 400 license plate cameras scattered throughout the city. >> on thursday, the mayor signed the le